An End-to-End Workflow for Electromagnetic Simulation and Optimisation

We’re excited to share that we’ve expanded our portfolio with HEEDS and CAD softwares packages (NX and Solid Edge) to support a more complete, simulation-driven engineering workflow — giving you access to powerful tools that work together naturally across design, simulation, and optimisation stages.

At the core of this workflow is still Simcenter MAGNET, a robust solution for 2D and 3D electromagnetic field simulation. MAGNET enables engineers to accurately and efficiently solve complex electromagnetic problems, supporting a wide range of applications from electric machines and sensors to actuators and inductive components.

To unlock its full potential, CAD software packages (NX and Solid Edge) and HEEDS works best when combined with Simcenter MAGNET, which provides the foundation: fast, precise geometry creation and easy iteration of design concepts.

Engineers can focus on building and modifying models efficiently, ensuring that simulation-ready geometries are always available without unnecessary rework.

HEEDS adds the intelligence layer to the process. It enables automated design exploration and optimisation, helping engineers evaluate thousands of design alternatives, identify trade-offs, and discover high-performing solutions that might otherwise be missed. Instead of manually adjusting parameters and rerunning simulations, HEEDS systematically drives MAGNET to find optimal designs based on your performance goals.

Together, CAD software packages, HEEDS, and MAGNET form an end-to-end workflow:

• CAD defines and updates geometry
• MAGNET delivers accurate electromagnetic simulation results
• HEEDS explores, optimise, and guide design decisions.

Using these tools in isolation often leads to slower iterations, manual handoffs, and limited design insight. Integrated together, they allow engineers to move faster, reduce development risk, and make confident, data-driven decisions earlier in the design process.

This integrated approach is especially valuable for teams working on electromagnetics-driven products where performance, efficiency, and reliability are critical.

If you’re looking to enhance your engineering workflow and support more advanced simulation and optimisation tasks, these solutions are now available as part of our portfolio.